True, but if there is something in the driver or related code to these cards that makes these spikes, I rather go for a card that dont give me those problems.
/Bjorn On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Kingsley Foreman wrote: > i wouldn't use netcards other then intel 100 or 1000 > or broadcom tg3's > > they are both very reliable > > Kingsley > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kama" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 7:23 AM > Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes > > > > > > With these lagspikes, are they latency related spikes or is it noticable > > from choke? > > > > I have seen choke spikes every now and then. perhaps its NIC related. I > > have to try and find a oneunit NIC and test it. My servers uses the bge > > and fxp cards. > > > > What is the driver called for the d-link card? > > > > /Bjorn > > > > On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Owen T. Soroke wrote: > > > >> My conclusion, wasn't relly a conclusion at all. > >> > >> I was out of leads as to how the problem could have been fixed, and the > >> fact I couldn't see any network response issues, no CPU or processing > >> issues, I decided to take Stephen's advice to try and change my NIC. > >> > >> I was fortunate that it worked, and even more so that he had taken the > >> time to e-mail me. > >> > >> Without this suggestion, I could very well have still been searching for > >> a solution. > >> > >> The NIC card was a fpx0 - Intel PRO/100+ adapter. > >> > >> I'm not saying this adapter is not suited to servers running linux / > >> unix srcds. It was probably just a bad card. > >> > >> I changed the card to a D-Link. > >> > >> Hope this provides some insight. > >> > >> Owen > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: hondaman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 9:27 AM > >> To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com > >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes > >> > >> Out of curiousity, what NIC was it? How did you conclude it was the > >> NIC? > >> > >> Owen T. Soroke wrote: > >> > >> >Thank you to everyone who offered their advice and expertise on this > >> >issue. > >> > > >> >As a result of my hlds_linux post, I received a personal e-mail message > >> > >> >from Stephen in regards to his previous experiences with similar > >> >"Massive Lag Spikes". > >> > > >> >It turns out that his network interface card was the cause of his > >> >problems. > >> > > >> >Yesterday after a long haul getting FreeBSD 4.9 and linux_base-8 > >> >running, I ran the source server and again started to stress test with > >> >20 players on the server. > >> > > >> >The same "Massive Lag Spike" problem occurred, and so I can now rule > >> >that it was not Red Hat - Fedora Core 3 causing my problem. > >> > > >> >Based on Stephen's advice, I replaced the NIC in my machine, and > >> >behold... No more lag spikes. > >> > > >> >All the best, > >> > > >> >Owen (hapos) > >> > > >> >http://www.therubysquare.com > >> > > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: Owen T. Soroke > >> >Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:18 PM > >> >To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com > >> >Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes > >> > > >> >Hi Ian, > >> > > >> >Thanks again for taking your time to respond. > >> > > >> >I have in fact been using top to check processes, and I am always > >> >running below 10% CPU when the lag spikes start and finish. > >> > > >> >Also, even though the pings in game show all clients around 900, when I > >> > >> >ping the box from a machine on the same connection I am playing on > >> >(client side), I am getting response times under 80 ms. > >> > > >> >Traceroute to the server IP also shows under 100 ms responses. > >> > > >> >I am in British Columbia, and the server is in Minnesota, so 80-100ms > >> >is very normal for connection time. > >> > > >> >I think I am going to try installing FreeBSD 4.9 and see if that gives > >> >me the same results. What is your opinion? > >> > > >> >Cheers, > >> > > >> >Owen > >> > > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: Ian mu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:04 PM > >> >To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com > >> >Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes > >> > > >> >That looks pretty ok really (have seen a few weird ones where some > >> >mobos seem to lead to odd video memory settings along with bios video > >> >ram setup was all and made me wonder if something similar was > >> >happening), have you tried running top at a higher rate and watching > >> >for the lag spikes to see if any process at all peaks at the same time? > >> > >> >Just quite surprising not to see something sneaky going on somewhere. > >> > > >> >Do pings only sky in game, or do they when pinging from outside the > >> >game to the machine when it spikes? > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> >please visit: > >> >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> >please visit: > >> >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> please visit: > >> >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >> > > > > -- > > > > Sometimes...in the morning...when I haven't slept...the computers > > talk to me, they say "good morning dave", so I say to myself, "That > > g**D**N Hal's awake!" > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > -- Never trust a man who can count to 1023 on his fingers. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
